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Herbert (film)
Herbert is a 2005 Bengali-language drama film directed by veteran theater director Suman Mukhopadhyay. It was based on Nabarun Bhattacharya's 1997 Sahitya Akademi Award winning novel of the same name. Plot The story starts with one Herbert Sarkar cursing a group of people who just left his house. Herbert Sarkar is a forty-year-old crank, a self-proclaimed mystic who can speak with the dead and that is how he earns his living. Later that day after a heavy drinking spree with his friends, Herbert slits his wrist and commits suicide. The very next day he becomes the center of Police investigation as a posthumous bomber. Through a non-linear story telling and Nabarun's typical magic reality, the quixotic life story of Herbert is revealed. Herbert Sarkar was the son of a wealthy Bengali film director. His family included his simpleton mother, film director father, and the family of his uncle, aunt and their two sons, Dhanna and Krishna. His father dies shortly after one of Herber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Suman Mukhopadhyay
Suman Mukhopadhyay (), or Suman Mukherjee (born 20 November 1966) is an Indian film director.His popular films are Herbert (film), Kangal Malsat, Shesher Kobita (2014). Career Suman Mukhopadhyay's recently completed feature film "Putulnacher Itikatha" (The Puppet's Tale), based on the novel by Manik Bandyopadhyay, is selected for the Big Screen Competition in the International Film Festival of Rotterdam, 2025. Suman was a George A. Miller Visiting Artist at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign to work for Tagore Festival. In 2022 he was on a Fulbright Fellowship with Columbia University, New York. His first cinematic directorial debut film was ''Herbert (film), Herbert'' which was released in 2005 and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali, National Award for Best Bengali film. His feature film "Nazarband" (2020) premiered at Busan International Film Festival. His earlier film "Asamapta"(Incomplete), prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong pronounced ; traditionally Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Mao Tse-tung. (26December 18939September 1976) was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and political theorist who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949 and led the country from Proclamation of the People's Republic of China, its establishment until Death and state funeral of Mao Zedong, his death in 1976. Mao served as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1943 until his death, and as the party's ''de facto'' leader from 1935. His theories, which he advocated as a Chinese adaptation of Marxism–Leninism, are known as Maoism. Born to a peasant family in Shaoshan, Hunan, Mao studied in Changsha and was influenced by the 1911 Revolution and ideas of Chinese nationalism and anti-imperialism. He was introduced to Marxism while working as a librarian at Peking University, and later participated in the May Fourth Movement of 1919. In 1921, Mao became a founding member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cultural Imperialism
Cultural imperialism (also cultural colonialism) comprises the culture, cultural dimensions of imperialism. The word "imperialism" describes practices in which a country engages culture (language, tradition, ritual, politics, economics) to create and maintain unequal social and economic relationships among social groups. Cultural imperialism often uses wealth, media power and violence to implement the system of cultural hegemony that legitimizes imperialism. Cultural imperialism may take various forms, such as an attitude, a formal policy, or military action—insofar as each of these reinforces the empire's cultural hegemony. Research on the topic occurs in scholarly disciplines, and is especially prevalent in communication and media studies, education, foreign policy, history, international relations, linguistics, literature, post-colonialism, science, sociology, social theory, green imperialism, environmentalism, and sports. Cultural imperialism may be distinguished from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kanchan Mullick
Kanchan Mullick is an Indian Bengali film and television actor and politician. In addition to the television show ''Janata Express'', Kanchan has also acted in movies like '' Mahakaal'' and '' Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona''. He is also a Bengali theatre artist. He has worked in the theatre group Swapnasandhani. Mullick is the current MLA from the Uttarpara constituency. He won the seat as an All India Trinamool Congress candidate in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. Filmography * '' Sathi'' (2002) * '' Sangee'' (2003) * '' Patal Ghar'' (2003) * ''Alo'' (2003) * '' Raju Uncle'' (2005) * '' Shikar'' (2006) * ''No Problem'' (2007) - Unreleased * '' Mahakaal'' (2008) * '' Bor Asbe Ekhuni'' (2008) * '' 10:10'' (2008) * " Tomar Jonyo" (2008) * '' Lakshyabhed'' (2009) * ''Jor Jar Muluk Tar'' (2010) * '' Bye Bye Bangkok'' (2011) * '' Jiyo Kaka'' (2011) * '' Janala'' (25 February 2011) * '' Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona'' (2011) * ''Tomake Chai'' (2011) * ''Hello Memsaheb'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Supriyo Dutta
Supriyo Dutta is an Indian Bengali language film and theatre artist from West Bengal. He is prominently known for his diverse roles in the Tollywood industry. He started his career as a background artist in the Indian Bengali film and established himself as an iconic personality in the theatres as well as films. He is associated with the theatre group "Chetana" since 1980s and has worked with many other theatre groups including "Tritiyo Sutra". Career Dutta started his career as a theatre artist in Kolkata. Born in a lower middle class family, he dreamt of becoming an actor from a small age. Although a good student, he had sold ''chop'' with his father to assist his family's poor economic conditions. He regularly worked with variouys theatre groups since the late 80s and 90s. He has been closely associated with the theatre groups "Chetana" and "Tritiya Sutra". He has worked in numerous plays including Dukhi Mukhi Joddha, Kangal Malshat, Gontobyo, Rani Cruesa and others. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chandan Sen
Chandan Sen is an Indian Bengali language, Bengali-language stage, television and film actor, playwright and director. Career He started acting in Bengali theatre in 1977. He joined ''Natya Anan'' theatre group as a creative director and an actor in 1997. Since then he has acted in numbers of Bengali films. He was a regular face in Star Jalsha's daily soap ''Ichchenodi''. He is also a supporter of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Works Television Films *Haloom (2024) * Tirandaj Shabor (2022) * Manikbabur Megh (The Cloud and the Man), Manikbabur Megh (2021) * Syndicate (2021) * Bumper (short film) (2020) * Kidnap (2019 film), Kidnap (2019) * Maati (film), Maati (2018) * Byomkesh Bakshi (2015 film), Byomkesh Bakshi (2015) * The Royal Bengal Tiger (2014) * Byomkesh Phire Elo (2014) * Taan (2014 film), Taan (2014) * Abar Byomkesh (2012) * Chorabali (2012 film), Chora Bali (2012) * Hatey Roilo Pistol (2011) * Byomkesh Bakshi (2010) * Tara (2010) * Madly Bangali (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Debshankar Haldar
Debshankar HaldarSpelling according tTelegraph Calcutta (or Debshankar HalderSpelling according t or Debsankar HalderThis spelling has been used in Nandikar'website.) is a Bengali theatre actor with a long career in Bengali theatre groups such as Nandikar, Rangapat, Natyaranga, Sudrak, Gandhar, Bratyajon, Sansriti and Blank Verse. He started with Nandikar . After that he started freelancing kolkata theatre. He is Known for his versatility, he played the role of Debabrata Biswas in ‘Bratyajon’'s production ‘Ruddha Sangeet’, Swami Vivekananda in Lokkrishti's ''Biley'' and the historical theatrical figure Sisir Kumar Bhaduri in Indraranga's ''Nisshanga Samrat''. Debshankar has also worked in films. Early life Debshankar Haldar was born in Kolkata. His father Abhay Haldar was an actor of Bengali Jatra and his brother Amiya Haldar is an actor in the Bengali theatre group Bohurupee. He graduated from the Scottish Church College at the University of Calcutta. He credits his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shyamal Chakraborty
Shyamal Chakraborty (5 February 1944 – 6 August 2020) was an Indian politician and trade unionist, who was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 2008 to 2014 from West Bengal. He was also a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly and a minister in the government of West Bengal. Early life Chakraborty was born to Sushil Chakraborty and Anupama Devi on 5 February 1944. He was born in Shivpur village in Khulna district in present day Bangladesh. After partition, his family moved to West Bengal and settled in Motijheel refugee colony in Dumdum. He did his schooling in Baidyanath Institution in Dumdum and graduated from Dumdum Motijheel College and Vidyasagar College. Early political life Chakraborty became a member of undivided Communist Party of India in 1960 and joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist) after the split in 1964. He was a leading organisor in students' movements in West Bengal, particularly in Kolkata. He was also the President of the Students' Federation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bratya Basu
Bratyabrata Basu Roy Chowdhury (born 25 September 1969),Bratya Basu(collected plays), Ananda Publishers, 2004 also known as Bratya Basu, is an Indian actor, stage director, playwright, film director, professor and politician who has been the Education Minister of West Bengal since 2021. He has also assumed the same office in the First Mamata Banerjee ministry. In May 2016, Basu was assigned the portfolios of Tourism, Science Technology and Bio-Technology, and Information Technology and Electronics. He has been elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly, from the Dum Dum constituency since the 2011 Assembly Election of West Bengal. Basu is presently the Chairperson of Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi and Minerva Natyasanskriti Charchakendra under the governance of the Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, West Bengal. Early life Bratya Basu was born in Calcutta to Professor Dr. Bishnu Basu and Educational Administrator Dr. Neetika Basu. His original name was Bratyabr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lily Chakraborty
Lily Chakraborty, (born 15 January 1972) is an Indian Ghazal ''Ghazal'' is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry that often deals with topics of spiritual and romantic love. It may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss, or separation from the beloved, and t ... singer, Bengali poet and composer. Her works include the short story ''Galpo Gucco'' (2009) and the poetry books ''Akakitto'' (2009) and ''Chandey Kabo'' (2010). Chakraborty's 2009 album, ''Janele-Aye-Dil'', is the first digitally recorded release in India. Discography * Janele-Aye-Dil 2009 * Live in Concert 2010 * Tribute to Jagjit Singh 2012 * Hulchul 2013 Books * Akakitto 2009 * Bhabna 2011 * Galpo Gucco 2009 * Prem 2010 * Chandey Kabo 2010 * Gucco Kabita 2011 References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Chakraborty, Lily 1972 births 21st-century Indian composers Indian women ghazal singers Indian ghazal singers Musicians from Kolkata Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Neel Mukherjee (actor)
Sujan Mukherjee (also known as Neel Mukherjee) is an Indian actor who works in Bengali language films, television and theatre. In 2012 he made his directorial debut with the film ''Ghete Gho''. He is an active Member of the renowned Theatre Group Chetana. On 22 February 2016 his directorial debut, in the field of Theatre, ''Ghashiram Kotwal'', which is an adaptation on Marathi play, was premiered. In 2018 he directed Don: Taake Bhalo Laage an adaptation of Dale Wasserman's Don Quixote which was translated into Bengali by his father Arun Mukhopadhyay many years back. This play marked the re-entry of his brother and noted director Suman Mukhopadhyay as an actor after 25 years. Filmography As a director * ''Ghete Gho'' (unreleased) * ''Chocolate'' (2016) As an actor * '' Ekti Nadir Naam'' (2003) * ''Nagardola'' (2005) * '' Teen Yaari Katha'' (2005) * '' Herbert'' (2006) * ''Agnibalaka'' (2006) * '' Chalo Let's Go'' (2008) * '' Target'' (2010) * ''Tokhon Teish'' (2011) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Subhasish Mukherjee
Subhasish Mukherjee is an Indian actor who works in Bengali films. He generally appears in comedic and supporting roles, but has proven his versatility as an actor in films like '' Herbert'' and ''Mahalaya''. Some of his well-known films include ''Guru Shisya'', ''Shatrur Mokabila'', ''Surya'', ''Coolie'', '' Greptar'' and '' Besh Korechi Prem Korechi''. In 2024 the Government of West Bengal conferred him the prestigious "Mahanayak Samman". Career He made his debut in 1981 through Purnendu Patri's film ''Choto Bakulpurer Jatri''. In the following years, he became a regular actor in Tollywood. His performance in the Bengali film '' Herbert'' was well received by the audience and media, globally. Mukherjee served as the lead actor in the 2011 Bengali fictional movie, ''Tenida''. Some of his other notable works are in the movies ''Teen Kanya'' and ''Meghe Dhaka Tara''. Besides, he has acted in several telefilms. He is known for comedic roles in movies like ''Sasur Bari Zindaba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
